Current Affairs 14th February 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Australia has recently designated which species as ‘Endangered’?
A. Panda
B. Koala
C. Kangaroo
D. Sloth
Answer [B] Koala
2. Which country is the host of one Summit, which was seen in the news recently?
A. USA
B. France
C. Russia
D. China
Answer [B] France
3. Belarus is bordered by which Sea?
A. Baltic Sea
B. North Sea
C. Black Sea
D. No Sea Border
Answer [D] No Sea Border
4. What is the official Gross domestic product (GDP) deflator projection for 2022-23?
A. 1.5 - 2%
B. 3 – 3.5%
C. 4.5 - 5%
D. 10%
Answer [B] 3 – 3.5%
5. MUSE and HelioSwarm, which were seen in the news recently, are associated with which space agency?
A. ISRO
B. JAXA
C. NASA
D. ESA
Answer [C] NASA
6. Who among the followings has been appointed as Executive Chairman of Tata Sons in February 2022?
A. Vikram Dev Dutt
B. N Chandrasekaran
C. Ness Wadia
D. Cyrus Mistry
Answer [B] N Chandrasekaran
7. India and which other country have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote tourism on 11 February 2022?
A. Australia
B. Japan
C. Maldives
D. Canada
Answer [A] Australia
8. Which of the following bank has become the first private sector bank to offer its corporate salary account proposition to employees of Prasar Bharati in February 2022?
A. Kotak Mahindra Bank
B. Axis Bank
C. ICICI Bank
D. HDFC Bank
Answer [A] Kotak Mahindra Bank
9. To commemorate the birth anniversary of Charles Darwin and his contributions, which day is celebrated as the Darwin Day?
A. 12 February
B. 11 February
C. 08 February
D. 10 February
Answer [A] 12 February
10. Which of the following departments has launched the scheme “SMILE: Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise” on 12 February 20222?
A. Department of Space
B. Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
C. Department of Commerce
D. Department of Pharmaceuticals
Answer [B] Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
11. Which institution launched agro ecology-based programme named JIVA?
A. NITI Aayog
B. NABARD
C. ICAR
D. CSIR
Answer [B] NABARD
12. Which body regulates the Stock Exchanges in India?
A. Reserve Bank of India
B. Securities and Exchange Board of India
C. Finance Ministry
D. Securities and Exchange Commission
Answer [B] Securities and Exchange Board of India
13. Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) Functions under the aegis of which institution?
A. Reserve Bank of India
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of External Affairs
D. Ministry of Commerce
Answer [B] Ministry of Finance
14. Which Indian state has the highest number of killings as a part of ‘Witch Hunting’, as per NCRB?
A. Jharkhand
B. Odisha
C. Gujarat
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [A] Jharkhand
15. Xinjiang region, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
A. Bangladesh
B. China
C. South Korea
D. Japan
Answer [B] China
16. Christos Sartzetakis passed away in February 2022. He was the former President of which country?
A. Turkey
B. Poland
C. Greece
D. Croatia
Answer [C] Greece
17. The Centre has approved the renaming of which of the following places in Madhya Pradesh as Narmadapuramthree?
A. Hoshangabad Nagar
B. Shivpuri
C. Babai
D. Guna
Answer [A] Hoshangabad Nagar
18. Which of the following has tied up with insurance aggregator Policybazaar.com for distribution of its products?
A. SBI Life Insurance
B. Life Insurance Corporation
C. United India Insurance
D. Max Life Insurance
Answer [B] Life Insurance Corporation
19. The International Olympic Committee has approved to include which of the following among the core sports for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles?
A. Surfing
B. Skateboarding
C. Sport Climbing
D. All 1, 2 and 3
Answer [D] All 1, 2 and 3
20. As per the India Press Freedom Report 2021, which of the following topped the list of States and Union Territories where journalists and media houses were targeted in 2021?
A. Meghalaya
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Telangana
D. Chandigarh
Answer [B] Jammu and Kashmir